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About public records in Empire
What we hold on Empire, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Empire at a glance
- County
- Leelanau County
- County seat
- Leland
- Population
- 362
- Leelanau County population
- 22,301
- Local records
- Leelanau County offices
- ZIP codes
- 49630
About Empire public records
Empire, a place of 362 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Leland, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Leelanau County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Empire, Michigan
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Empire address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
- Investigations closed
- 1
- Back wages agreed
- $0
- Workers due back wages
- 0
- Civil money penalties
- $0
- Employers on the record
- 1
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Beck | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Empire, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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